講義内容詳細：Ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ Ⅲ

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年度/Academic Year 2021
授業科目名/Course Title (Japanese) Ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ Ⅲ
英文科目名/Course Title (English) Writing Ⅲ
学期/Semester 前期 単位/Credits 1
教員名/Instructor (Japanese) 小川 ﾙﾋﾞｰ
英文氏名/Instructor (English) OGAWA, Ruby

講義概要/Course description
What is the best way to express your thoughts and feelings in this great world of ours?  The answer is through your writing style.  Each of us has a story to tell based on our own, unique life experiences either here in Japan or from your time abroad. This is what makes our great, global world so interesting and fascinating for all of us. In essence, we can learn from each other through our writings.  The best way to start the writing process is to transfer the images from your mind and/or through your imaginings, and put them on the computer screen through your chosen words.  The key approach for this writing coursework is to be the authentic YOU as a person. For example, you will be expressing your own point-of-view on a variety of creative situations and/or in expressing your comments about current news stories as well as contributing to your evaluation of the moral and/or ethical lessons from old folk tales of long ago.  By utilizing a step-by-step learning approach each week, every student in this class will be given the chance to express themselves through the creative side of the writing process.
達成目標/Course objectives
How can I meet the objectives for this coursework? In order to work on updating your current writing skill levels, each student will be provided a writing model for your own unique perspective to share in class through guided discussions from your instructor.  In order to obtain a level of critical thinking skills on a variety of noteworthy topics, each student will be allowed to express his/her own opinion based on his/her own life experiences and research findings. To express your opinion, it is important to cite the facts and background information on a given topic. In each class session, each student can speak to express his/her own point-of-view or from a shared group research setting.  After several weeks of understanding various writing styles by various authors, each student will be given assignments either through in-class, group-related shared settings, and/or through individually-based work. For all young writers, it is vital to share your ideas and perspectives openly with others, and without judgement. Writing from your heart is the key here. The goal of writing is for the writer to provide critical analysis of any given contemporary situation or circumstances in a given country or within a related group action on a given social issue. Writing is a essential communication tool for today, and it is needed for all of us to have an input into the betterment of humanity-at-large.
履修条件（事前に履修しておくことが望ましい科目など）/Prerequisite
The most important part of learning is your commitment to do the work in class each week. Since writing is a step-by-step process, this will take a dedicated amount of time to develop your writing skills each week. With an earnest commitment of time, and your concentrated effort in your creative writing skills, each student can benefit from learning this vital communication tool for our global connections. The reasons is that there are no border for good writing to cross over in this world of ours.  With powerful words and images that stem your good writing style, one can create a dialogue for positive change.
授業計画/Lecture plan
1
授業計画/Class The Journey to the world of words, and how words can create and sustain our imagination beyond limits.  Each of us has a voice to express from our unique style of presentation as a writer.
事前学習/Preparation Short Class Evaluation
事後学習/Reviewing Student profile due next week for oral presentation
2
授業計画/Class How can we come up with ideas for our writing?  The answer is brainstorming, and the techniques that help us fuel our imagination and organizes our thought processes.
事前学習/Preparation Class participation in brain storming techniques and demonstration
事後学習/Reviewing Assignment on brainstorming your ideas on paper.  Please choose a topic for brainstorming.
3
授業計画/Class How to collect information from news stories.
事前学習/Preparation Class discussion on searching for facts within a story via online resources.
事後学習/Reviewing Assignment on Developing a point of view or POV based on a given news story.
4
授業計画/Class Writing Samples reviewed from famous writers.
事前学習/Preparation Discussion on short story samples and comments exchange between classmates for discussion.
事後学習/Reviewing Assignment on your review of these famous writers.  
5
授業計画/Class Creating an outline is helpful in writing our thoughts in an organized manner. How can we make the most of our time to do this? 
事前学習/Preparation Sharing our ideas with each other about our own writing process.  
事後学習/Reviewing Practice Creating your own outline in organizing your thoughts on a given topic for next week.
6
授業計画/Class Quick Writing techniques and the process of selecting the images that match our words
事前学習/Preparation Reviewing powerpoint slides and what each slide means to each student in a shared setting
事後学習/Reviewing Review on quick writing techniques and review for your midterm exam.
7
授業計画/Class Midterm Examination on the Computer.  Please prepare to type your responses on the computer.
事前学習/Preparation Prepare your class notes for your midterm exam.
事後学習/Reviewing Assignment on new topic for discussion next week
8
授業計画/Class Reviewing a news article about a Japanese pioneer in California, and the art of tanka poetry
事前学習/Preparation Students will be given the chance to express their opinions about the news article in California.  There are issues relating to homeland, immigration, and cultural differences.
事後学習/Reviewing Creating your own tanka for presentation
9
授業計画/Class Writing your own opinion based on facts and reason.
事前学習/Preparation Presentation of tanka poetry created by students
事後学習/Reviewing Self-evaluation of your own tanka poetry, and what your words and images relay to an audience.
10
授業計画/Class Review of brainstorming techniques, summarizing our ideas, and making comparisons through the VENN diagram
事前学習/Preparation Class participation on samples of VENN diagrams and how one can interpret the information and make good comparisons.
事後学習/Reviewing Assignment on VENN diagram
11
授業計画/Class Why are words important for all of us?  What is the impact of words and the power it has on our imagination? 
事前学習/Preparation Evaluating various words and the impact it has on us.
事後学習/Reviewing Assignment---Short paragraph response on the power of words
12
授業計画/Class Writing elicits our emotions and feelings by the thoughts that the writer expresses in a given essay.
事前学習/Preparation Student presentation
事後学習/Reviewing Self-evaluation of your own presentation in class today
13
授業計画/Class What is re-writing work?  Based on several popular Japanese writers, the style of writing can be analyzed in English. 
事前学習/Preparation Students are encouraged to decide which story to present for analysis
事後学習/Reviewing Assignment on choosing which story for presentation
14
授業計画/Class Story-telling is an artform for an audience.
事前学習/Preparation Short Student presentation in class
事後学習/Reviewing Review of the story telling form.
15
授業計画/Class Computer Final Exam.  Personal notes will be alllowed.
事前学習/Preparation Finalizing presentations and other work
事後学習/Reviewing Completion of all coursework for the semester
授業方法/Method of instruction
FIRST CLASS will meet in class and face-to-face. The 2nd to 15th class will also be FACE-to-FACE in the classroom. Please check COURSEPOWER for more course details during the semester. NOTE--please download your first day of HOMEWORK, and submit your completed HOMEWORK for the 2nd class session via email submission. 

Most importantly, on the first day of class, please email me at t12807@aoyamagakuin.jp.
Your email will confirm your attendance on the first day of class as well as your HOMEWORK submission.

METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
This will be based on the concept of ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE by utilizing a Multicultural approach for this coursework.
成績評価方法/Evaluation
1 試験 Exam 100% HOMEWORK 15%
MIDTERM EXAM 25%
FINAL EXAM 45%
CLASS PARTICIPATION 10% 
教科書/Textbooks
 コメント
Comments
1 Your Instructor will provide you with all the learning material from multiple sources such as textbooks or articles.
メッセージ/Message
The secret to success in any human endeavor is total concentraion...by Kurt Vonnegut
その他/Others
This coursework will provide practical methods for writing essays and presentations.
キーワード/Keywords
Techniques for Writing,, Personal Style of Writing,, Developing your Voice